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  1. Another pre-season fixture has been confirmed today. #ColU will end their summer break with a trip to Bishop's Stortford on Sat 11th August
  2. The U's will play a home pre-season friendly against Ipswich Town this summer on Wednesday 8th August, kick off 7.45pm. #fb
  3. The countdown to next season begins with the fixtures out 1 month today and the start of the new season 3 months today. #fb
  4. Kayode Odejayi has opted to join Rotherham United on a bosman free transfer. The move will go through on 1st July. #fb
  5. Brian Wilson has signed a new two-year contract. #fb
  6. Ben Coker and Matt Heath have signed new contracts with the U's. #fb
  7. For those of you who were at the games today which former #ColU player impressed you the most?
  8. @nat_bell91 18th June, the season then starts exactly 2 month later on 18th August.
  9. In honour of @Kem_testimonial today, here a pic from Kem's first season with the U's when he won the YPOTY twitter.com/ColUsual/statu…
  10. @Katrinapple Thanks for spotting that.
  11. The Derby friendly is on Fri 3rd August, not July as accidentally reported earlier.
  12. Derby County have been confirmed as the U's opposition for the home pre-season friendly on Friday 3rd July. #fb
  13. Sky Sports are reporting that Ashley Vincent will leave #ColU this summer as he is 'unlikely to sign fresh terms'.
  14. @Blayyers fansnetwork.co.uk/football/colch…...
  15. Some key #ColU dates this summer: 18 Jun Fixtures out, 14 Jul First friendly, 3 Aug Home friendly v TBA and 18 Aug New season starts.
  16. Martin Rowlands has been released by the U's after John Ward revealed that the 33-year-old will not be offered a new contract. #fb
  17. The U's reserves have won the Football Combination (Northern) reserve league ahead of Southend on goal difference.
  18. @mattyhudson it's meant to be a rhetorical question. none of our talented players have shone this year so harder to justify an alternative
  19. It’s fair to say #ColU fans are not United behind Odejayi winning the POTY award. If you don’t think he deserves it, who do you think does?